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SHOE.

No. 537,492. Patented Apr. 16, 1895 Hen T Sham, his aays- I m: uonmsPEYERS c0, PHOTO LYTNO.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

heel to avoid the rapid wearing to which simiuse of laborers, asfruit-pickers, &c., such shoe recessed as shown ate. In this recess areformed bosses or enlargements 5, provided short of the plane of theloweredge of the heelproper, and the heel-plate is provided, upon its upersurface, with a rim 9,to fit in the cavity UNHE S E ATENT omc.

HENRY T. SMITH, OF UMATILLA, FLORIDA.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 537,492, dated April16, 1895.

Application filed January 31, 1 8 95 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Umatilla, in the county of Lake and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and useful Shoe, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to shoes and hasfor its object to provide a boot orshoe for the being constructed with a metallic sole and lar devicesconstructed of leather are subject; and the object in View is to providea metallic protector which shall not exceed, in Weight, an ordinaryleather shoe adapted for the same purpose; and furthermore, to providemeans for replacing worn parts.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a shoe constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detail view,in perspective, of the sole and heel, withthe removable heel-plate detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawmes.

1 designates a metallic sole, having a concaved upper surface andadapted to be covered, on its inner surface, to protect the foot of thewearer, by a thin layer of leather, as shown at 2, and integral withthis sole-plate, at its rear end, is the heel 3, which is hollow, beingwith sockets 6 for engagements by screws 7 for holding the removableheel-plate 8 in place. These bosses or enlargements 5 terminate of theheel, the outer'edge of said plate being flush with the out r surface ofthe heel. The screws by which tlfeheel-plate is held in place have theirheads countersunk in the outer surface of the plate, said screws beingshort to avoid unnecessary weight, whereby they Serial No. 536,857- (Nomodel.)

the shoe by means of pegs, tacks, or other similar devices in use, andthe guard or counter is provided with a seriesof perforations 12connected by a groove 13, for stitching 14, such stitching being,preferably, of copper wire or its equivalent.

By constructing the device of thin metal, and with a hollow heel, it maybe made of sufficient lightness to be worn with ease, and when theheel-plate becomes useless by reason of long wear, it may be replaced inthe manmer hereinbefore indicated.

The object in extending the sole-plate, especially in shoes adapted foruse by'fruitpickers and other laborers who are required to climbladders, is to receive the wear of the rungs of the. ladder, whichusually occurs upon the portion of the sole just in advance of the heel.plate is preferably roughened, as shown in the drawings.

It will be understood that while I have described my invention asapplied to a workmans shoe, it is equally applicable to dress or fineshoes for gentlemen and ladies and also for children, the onlydifference being in the weight or thickness of the parts which wouldnaturally be greater for a heavy than for a light shoe, and in light ordress shoes the roughening of the lower surface of the sole may beomitted, as the main object of this portion of the construction is toenable the wearer to obtain a firm foothold upon the surface traversed.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of thisinvention.

Having described the invention, I claim- The under surface, of the solein a shoe, a protecting device having a soleplate and heel and providedwith perforations 10 plate adapted to be secured to the vamp and forstitching, substantially as specified. quarters and extendingapproximately to the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as frontend of the shoe, an integral hollow my own I have hereto affixed mysignature 5 heel provided with threaded sockets, a removin the presenceof two witnesses.

able heel-plate provided with a rib to fit with- HENRY T. SMITH. in thecavity of the heel and secured in place Witnesses: by countersunk screwsengaging said sockets, l DAVID MOCREDIE, and a guard or counter integralwith said sole- F. 0. SMITH.

